The Nakba and Israeli Independence
Zionists celebrate annually the consolidation of their control over Palestine. But for members of Jewish Voice for Peace, who uphold Jewish principles of justice, this is another sad anniversary of the Nakba, with no indication that Israelis are ready to settle the valid grievances of the Palestinians and no acknowledgement by our own government that the US is complicit in the ongoing injustices of occupation, discrimination and uncompensated ethnic cleansing.
